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The Swigs – Johnson Family Values

The Swigs: Johnson Family Values (CD), Holger Bachmann, Heavyhardes Deutschland 10/25/2011 The Swigs in 2010 gave us a more than useful debut in Let it Come Down, and now they push the … Continue Reading →

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The Swigs – Johnson Family Values (Vinyl)

The Swigs: Johnson Family Values (Vinyl), Holger Bachmann, Heavyhardes Deutschland11/4/2011 Not only beautiful hand-written inserts, but also a fine example of an actual long-playing (and here indeed the word is “finally”!) … Continue Reading →

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The Swigs: Johnson Family Values (Sapient) by Gene Armstrong

The Swigs: Johnson Family Values” Gene Armstrong, Tucson Weekly, 5/18/2011 The Swigs’ impressive 2010 debut, Let It Come Down, boasted virtuoso playing, well-crafted tunes and a driving energy. But the Tucson rock … Continue Reading →

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The Swigs: Johnson Family Values By Dan Rylander

The Swigs: Johnson Family Values Daniel Rylander, Zocalo, 5/2011 Fresh off the 2010 release of Let It Come Down, The Swigs are reconfigured with two new members creating a dynamic trio … Continue Reading →

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CD Review; THE SWIGS: “Johnson Family Values” (Sapient Records)

CD Review, SLIT Music Fanzine, Howie Salmon, 7/24/2011   I really am enjoying listening to the new album by Tucson’s The Swigs, called “Johnson Family Values”. The focus of this … Continue Reading →

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Live: The Swigs, The Possibles, SkyBar – Tucson Weekly

Live: The Swigs, The Possibles, SkyBar, Mel Mason, Tucson Weekly, 5/2011 The Possibles, a sublime four-piece desert-rock outfit, conjure up images of shifting organic landscapes with songs expressing immutable truths about … Continue Reading →

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Wild Haired Shaman – Zocalo

    Wild Haired Shaman”, Jamie Manser, Zocalo, 5/2011 I’ll chalk it up to cosmic synchronicity. The Great Mystery must have given a wink and a nod when I was … Continue Reading →